Editor's Note: This article was published in last December's issue. Compatibility in word processing software resulted in a nonsensical document that made its way into our journal. The editor would like like to apologize to readers and to the author and the following reprint represents a complete version of the article. Environmental Studies and Utilitarian Ethics

摘要: Environmental ethicists have focused much attention on the limits of utilitarianism and generally defined "environmental ethics" in a manner that treats utilitarian environmental ethics as an oxymoron. This is unfortunate because can support strong policies, not yet produced contemporary ethic with such broad appeal. I believe educators should define more broadly teach non-pejorative fashion so graduates studies policy programs understand merits arguments comfortably participate policymaking arena, where continue to play dominant role.